Historical Portrait
Peter Murray, Visalia, California, ca 1888
Archive record
Historical portrait photograph of Peter Murray, resident of Visalia, California, taken circa 1888 by Pach Brothers. Public domain archive image.
About this photograph
The archive records this as a portrait of Peter Murray, a resident of Visalia, California, photographed around 1888.
The photograph was taken by Pach Brothers, a studio known for portraiture work during this period.
Visalia lies in Tulare County, part of California's San Joaquin Valley. The area saw substantial settlement in the late nineteenth century as irrigated farming developed across the region. The county library maintains an extensive photographic collection documenting local history, focusing largely on everyday residents, families, businesses and schools rather than prominent public figures.
The image has been digitised as part of California Revealed, a statewide effort to make historical materials held by libraries, archives, museums and historical societies accessible to the public. Photographs bearing this designation come from many different local institutions across California.
No further information about Peter Murray appears in the archive record.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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